Strengthening the public domain for science and ensuring free and open access to scientific
data and information are essential steps in the construction of an equitable information society
and in preventing the looming water crisis. [...]
[E]ven where the hardware is available [to close the digital divide], scientific data and information in many areas are not universally and openly accessible. IPR regimes, data base protection legislation, and the cost of some scientific journals are still contributing to a very significant knowledge divide in science and technology in general and S&T for sustainable freshwater management in particular.
Barriers to research are also barriers to the benefits of research. The ICSU/WFEO paper is one of the first to be specific in connecting OA to the solution of an urgent public-health problem.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/16/2004 09:42:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
